Change requires effort … and boy, am I feeling it!
via – Lydia M, AVAC’s AbsoluteFIT blogger
In the spirit of continuing to push myself — an AbsoluteFIT value if ever there was one — I’ve done a couple of things lately that are definitely on the edge of my abilities, and here is how they’ve played out:
- The 20-lb. rows: Yesterday in Marie’s Strength and Endurance session, I felt good, and so I leveled up on basically everything at once: I did goblet bicep curls with the 20-pound kettlebell, I did the balanced plank thing A) at full arm extension and B) with the alternating leg lifts (both are increased-difficulty modifications), and I did the one-arm rows with the 20-lb. kettlebell. I was thrilled that I could do these things, and I am still proud of how hard I’ve worked to get to that level … but yeah, ok, I am sore Unnnnngh my lats right now … good thing this is a rest day!
- Ashley and her Sprint 8: My mysterious recurring foot injury cropped back up over the weekend, so on Monday I decided to “take it easy” and get a cardio workout on the new bikes on the cardio floor. AbsoluteFIT trainer Ashley had mentioned the “Sprint 8” program on those bikes, so I tried it — a warmup, a cool down, and in between, eight segments of 30-second all-out sprint followed by 1:30 “active recovery” segments (pedaling more slowly and at lower resistance). Holy … schnikes. That was some workout! I’ve never gotten that much out of the bike — the entire rest of the day, I was conscious of the effort I’d put in (sore calves, raw lungs, etc.) I would most definitely recommend this as a quick (~20-min.), effective burst of high-intensity exercise. Ask Ashley for more details!
What have you tried lately? Share it here
—Lydia M.
Sounds excellent, Lydia!
We have been walking on the beach lately for our exercise—-taking in a bit of sea air!
🙂